Activision has confirmed that the subsequent Name of Obligation sport might be Black Ops 6. The writer up to date the web site for the army shooter franchise to disclose the title, promising that “official lines of communication have begun,” which primarily means the sport’s advertising is shifting from teaser mode to slow-trickle reveal mode.
Xbox’s X (Twitter) account posted in late April {that a} “[REDACTED] Direct” occasion would comply with the Xbox Showcase on Sunday, June 9. It was by no means a lot of a thriller that it will be a Name of Obligation reveal: The emblem matched the franchise’s army artwork fashion, and it had already been reported that the subsequent installment within the long-running collection would arrive this yr.
On Thursday, a brief teaser video on Xbox’s X account eliminated the redaction to disclose Black Ops 6. So you’ll be able to look ahead to a hype session for the primary Name of Obligation sport unveiled below Microsoft possession.
The Name of Obligation web site exhibits extra teasers that capitalize on conspiracy theorists’ worldviews. A shadowy video exhibits regulation enforcement physique cam footage, constructing as much as the (pretty corny) reveal of Mount Rushmore (Six Grandfathers Mountain earlier than it was carved up) with blindfolds overlaying every of the 4 US Presidents’ eyes, studying “The Truth Lies” adopted by a emblem. Different movies on the web site present vandals (additionally in found-footage fashion) putting posters with the identical slogan round a metropolis.
In different phrases, entrepreneurs are advertising.
Microsoft apparently plans to make use of the brand new installment to spice up Sport Move subscriptions. The Wall Avenue Journal reported this month that the title would be the first Name of Obligation installment to seem on Sport Move on launch day. We’ll have to attend to see whether or not that technique gives sufficient much-needed carry for the service to justify the (doubtlessly huge) lack of direct gross sales to Xbox console homeowners.
You possibly can hear about Black Ops 6 on June 9, instantly following the Xbox Video games Showcase, which begins at 1 PM ET. Engadget could have full protection of all of the day’s reveals.